I pushed through the double doors, stepping into the chaotic heat of the kitchen. The sizzling sound of frying pans and the sharp scent of spices hung thick in the air, but the room went completely dead silent the moment the line cooks and dishwashers noticed me standing by the entrance.
Sarah was standing near the prep station, furiously chopping vegetables with her head down, completely oblivious to my presence.
"I swear, if that stupid girl was here right now, none of this humiliation would have happened to me today!" Sarah muttered bitterly to herself, her voice dripping with venom. "And now she thinks she can just go and open a real i********: account? Who on earth does she think she is?"
She wiped a streak of dried coffee off her cheek, huffing in frustration. "She’s nothing! J
